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g UNDA Y SCHOOL LESSON LESSON VIII. THE WEAKNESS OF ESAU (Genesis 25: 19â€"34; 26: 31, 33; 27: 1â€"16) Golden Toxtâ€" Every man that striv- eth in ti«e games excrciseth hcU- control in all thino. 1 C'orinthiiins 9 :2r.. The Lesson in its Setting Ximc â€" The (jenerally accepted late for the birth of the twins, Esau and Jacob, is B.C. 1844. Tho selling of thj birthriRht took place 18 years later, and Esau was ni.irricd about B.C. If ' ">. Facts given about Jacob's years o: lervicc (Gen. 31: 41) and his BRc and his children's would place hi.s flis^l;t from home about B.C. 1781. Placeâ€" The twins were born prob ably at Becr-lahai-roi (Gen. 24: 62; 25: 11), alKJut 50 miles south of Bcor- sheba. Later events in the lives of these two men took place near cither one or the other of these two cities. Cien. 25: 27â€"34. ".\nd tlie boys grew: and E.sau was n skilful hunter, a ni:»n of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.' â€" He was full of the manliest interests, occupations, and pursuits. He was a very proverb of endurance and suc- cess in the chase. His hand was al- vays full of skill, and strength, and suitj.ss. He was the piide of all the enta'ii;.n:i nt, as he camo home at ni(?ht with his traps, and his .snares, and Lis bows, and his arrows, and laden to the earth with venison for his father's supper. "New I.saac loved Esau, because he did oat of his venison: and Rebekah loved J-.cob." â€" Persons of quiet and retiri:ij': disposition like Isaac arc often fascinated by thone of more Bpari.linj; and enerpretic temperament such as Ksau. Mothers, on the other hand, are mostly drawn lownrd-s chil- dren that are gentle in ''isposition and home-keepinK in habit. We are probably not wrong in discovering in these Aords an indication that tbcra were simic jealousies and prejudices in t!ie liome of Isaac and Rebekah. 'â- .\ii ! Jacob boiled i)ottage: and Epa;i i.inie in fiom the field, and ho was faint. And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me. I pray thee, with that same red poiiuKO, fiir 1 am faint." I'otlagc was ii kitK". of thick lirolh made ^y boiling lentils or other vegetables with meat . r suet, u.sually in water, but s^'m;'t.ii.ies in milk. "Therefore •was hi-; f.ani!' called Edom." Tho word for re ' is the word "adoni," quite s :ni:ai lo the word "adam." The prop: ely of a particular name may be i lark.'d by two or more total- ly d iVer; ijl circiimstances, and its ap- p!ic."lii,it icrewed on each of these occa.iii .-;. It is pretty certain that Esau did receive the secondary namo of K.I .11 from the red complexion of skin iv( n fiom his birth, but the ex- claiiri'. ion "that red," uttered on tho c.-.â€",:-in:: of a very important crisis in hi.s h.istory, renewed the name, and peri.apt; tinded to make it take tho pl.-ic • I " . .T.i i:i l!-e ir--'.;irv 'if bis raci ";\r!d Jajub >..i.d .Si.l ine li.sl. Ihy birliiiight." â€" The birlhright seem.s to h.ive included lemjtoral ari! spirit- ual blessings. It carried with it a double portion of paternal inherit- ance (Duet. 21: 17; 1 Chron. 5: 1, 2); it gave the holder preceilenco a.i head of the family or tribe, .\bove all, it constituted the po.ssessor priest and Bpiiilual head of his people. ".And Esau said, Hehobl, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?''â€" Of course ho w;is not about to die. No man would die simply because he had not had fuuil for perhaps 12 or 11 hours; moreover, supi)''r would normally be prepiired for E.sau within les.s th;in on hour. He simply exaggerated the importance of the demands of his body. Oblivious of everything but hid hunger and his food, so it is al- ways with the man who has fallen under the power of sensual appetite. "And Jacob said. Swear to me first; and ho sware unto him: and ho sold his birthright unto Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of len- tils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went away: so Eaau despised his birthright." â€" In Hebrews 12- 16, Esau is spoken of as "a pro- fane p;'i:iin." I'rofano is a Latin ^ord which means "before the teiKiilu," and "refers to that plot of ground just in front of the temple which was common to everyone as being outside tho sacred enclosure. Gr::uiially the name came to mean that v.hich was purely earthly and common, as opposed to that which was s.icrod, consecrated and dedicat- ed to Gjd." Esau's life was entirely iearth-bnund. lie was intent only on present gratification and set no value on the divine gifts. To him future blessings were intangible and unreal. Everything about the present was real to him, while everything about tho future was unreal, vague and misty. To him this world was every- thing and (!od nothing. "And Esau hated Jacob because of the Idessing wherewith his father blessed him: and F^sau said in his peart. The days of mourning for my m ->-3 father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.'' â€" Of all the part- ies In this transaction, none is more to blame than Esau. While he bo furiously and bitterly blamed Jacob for supplanting him, it might surely have occurred to him that it was really he who was supplanting Jacob. Inconstant as he was, ho could scarcely have forgot tho barfeain by which he had sold to his younger brother all title to his father's bless- ings. Many that care very little for God's love, will seek his favors; and every wicked wretch who has, in his prosperity, spurned God's offers, will, when he sees how he has cheated himself, turn to God's gifts, though not to God, with a cry. Like many another sinner he wanted to eat his eako and have It. "And tho words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said unto him Behold thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban, my brother to Ilaran. And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away. Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from hcnco: why should I be bereav- ed of you both in one day?" â€" It was from Haran that Rebekah herself had come at tho request of Abraham's servant to bo married to Isaac. She intended her son to be absent only "a few days," but they proved to be 2U years (see 31: 38). It is not prob- able that Rebekah ever again beheld her favorite son, which was a sinful chastisement for her sinful ambition for and partiality toward.s Jacob. â€" Rebekah seems not to ' ave been aware that she herself wa.s the cause of much of the evil and of much of the misery that flowed from it. All tho parties of this affair are pursued by a retributive chastisement. The Ice Water Influence A T.ciulon despatch describes the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamlxriain, as hawk-nosed, <lark-eyed, saber-toothed, straf.gle-moustached. Of liim also, it is said that there is considerable ice water in his veins and tliat he smiles as if he feared he would crack his f:\pe. All this may not sound very com- plimentary, but Mr. Chamberlain will probably care little. At 68 he is about to achieve his ambition â€" the prime ministership of Great Britain, succeeding Mr. Baldwin when the latter retires. Incidentally, it may not be a bad idea to have government carried on by a man with "considerable ice water in his veins." In those days of political extremes, the ice watei- in- fluence has its points. It sometimes keeps go'.ernments from nuildng too many mistakes.â€" The Windsor Daily .Star. Real Estate Sales Improve Dennand Is Not Great For New Mortgage Loans However TORO.NTO. â€" Companies dealing in mortgages see definite signs of improvement in their business, ac- cording to reiiorts obtained from a number of loan and trust companies executives by The Einaniial Post. Howevei', it was emphasized that they had a long way still to go be- fore rr:'v y would reach a satis- factoij I.". L-J. Crealet.t point of weakiie.'is in the situation appears to be a lack of de- mand for new mortgage loans from sources which jirovide a satisfactory risk. Competition for such loans aa are offered is keen and borrowers are being offered favorable terms. As a result some companies feel that oven the business whicn can be ob- tained is not very profitable. Poss- ible explanation for lack of demand for new mortgages may be found in the belief of some mortgage con- jKiny (jffieials thrtt the appa>v..t shortage of housing h.is been ocr- emphasizcd. Sales of r-al estate are increasing and c(m- panics have been able, to dispose of propel ties which have been held for some time. N'o par- ticular district or type of property has benefitted by tendeiuy toward a freer demand for rcnl '-•^'â- Rle. "Conservation \.i.. i l r.-.;o to b;; of transcendent concern to the human race so long as we have to depeml upon this earth for our food, cloth- ing, shelter and our pleasures." â€" Harold L. Ickes. 3^* "If I lived a thousand years I would still be a Virginian." â€" Lady Astor. Is John Lewis ..lipping? He per- mits President IJoo.'-.evolt to fratern- ize with nonunion flsh. â€" â-  Chicago Daily News, ^ Movie M* C^ Radio Br VIRGINIA DALB ^ Kvcn better than having the circus come to town is to find "Elephant Hoy" playing at your local motloii plc- tur-^ theatre one of those spring days. It is a picture that defies description for volumes would bo necessary to describe the thrilling scenes o£ vast herds of elephants, tho gruesome ter- ror of discontent browing among the natives of India, the sturdy charm of little Sabu, the twelve-year-old Indian boy who shares stardom with Uie king of the elephants, tho magnifi- cent blending of music with the haunting shrieks of wild animals. But with all of its other merits. It is the heart-warming friendship of the boy and his elephant that makes one want to go back to see this pic- ture again and again. Robert Flah- erty, the explorer-director who has not had a picture on our screens since the unforgettable "Man of Aran" made off the coast of Ireland, went to India two years ago and Is respon- sible for "Elephant Coy." Back to roles that are hot and low down go Uette Davis and Georgo Ban croft in their new films. When War- ner Rrothers and Bctto Davis ended their long court wrauglo, they told her all was forgiven and certainly they must have meant it, for they have given lior tlio beat role of her career in "The Marked Woman." Georgf^ Bancroft also comes back in a Columbia picture called 'Racka- teers In Exile," which is a powerful answer to those reformers who said that they just wouldn't have any more gangster pictures. Just Sawing Wood i 1 â- . f Paul Searlcs, champion .sawyer, gives himself a real workout on a huge log as he sharpens up his arms for the contest in which lucky lumbermen will be selected for the honor of sawing giant red- wood at opening of Golden Gate Bridge. Famed Baths azed For montlis Sol Lesser has been conducting u search for a Tarzan, and at last ho found one. Glenn .Mor- ris, Olympic champion, will play the role that Johnny Weismuller made famous. Johnny will stay with Metro- i'i)ldw>n-Mayer, hoping for more civi- lized parts. "Busy" beavers have to keep busy. If not kept short by gnawing, the teeth would grow so long that the animals could not close their mouths. The blazing ruins of the famous Castle Haths on the boardwalk at Long Beach, .V.V., as firemen raise a wall of water to prevent spread of flames to adjoining building. BallrooTi where Irene Castle once danced and rows of both-housos were a total loss. Short of Typists Cape Town is saffering from a serious shortage of typists, and jun- iors fiVe offered §50 per m^nth and seniors i~o a month. 'We .-annot meet the demand for trained office workers," an official o" a 'business college said in an in- '.erview. "Not only are our South- Ifriean taught girls snapped up as sorn as they achieve a fair speed at shorthand and typing, but girls firriving from Britain secure jobs al- â- iiost instantly. "Some senior typists in CajM Town are receiving up to $125 ji month now. Naturally they are as much secretaries to their employers as they are so-called typists â€" Wif any girl who cannot act as a capabU private ecretary naturally is no rno.n than a junior typist." His Majesty's First Journey on the Thames as King low time lii.T^ (;e i!,e is sr.own in t! e Vli''' pict'iie as the .\d;v.iial's I'nige i-ariying the Royal Party passed the Tower of London. In the cr pieliiio His Majesty saluto.-i a.-, the b.irge leaves Westminster pier for Greenwich. The red and gold Standard, afloat for the first e since His Majesty assumed the Throne, is seen at the bityr, of ;bh4 onf|k